Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈplɐj.nɐ/ [ˈplɐɪ̯.nɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈplɐj.na/ [ˈplɐɪ̯.na]

  • Hyphenation: plai‧na

Etymology 1 edit

Uncertain. Either from Vulgar Latin *planea, from Latin plāna;[1] from plana, feminine of plano;[2] or a back-formation from aplainar.[3]

Noun edit

plaina f (plural plainas)

  1. plane (tool for smoothing wood)
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Adjective edit

plaina

  1. feminine singular of plaino

Etymology 3 edit

Verb edit

plaina

  1. inflection of plainar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References edit